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NGC 3627: Revealing Hidden Black Holes
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NGC 3627: Revealing Hidden Black Holes

NASA / JPL · 2012-12-13 · photograph (digital archive)

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The spiral galaxy NGC 3627, located about 30 million light years from Earth as seen by four NASA telescopes; inset shows the central region, which contains a bright X-ray source that is likely powered by material falling onto a supermassive black hole.

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Credit lineNGC 3627: Revealing Hidden Black Holes. NASA/JPL, 2012-12-13. Public domain. ID: PIA15806.

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